I’m Featured On The World Solo Website
0 Comment by Mai / October 5, 2011 / Posted in Life, TravelMy photos have been featured on The World Solo website. A big thankyou to my friend Christine for the mention. I am indeed a great traveller but don’t necessarily consider myself a very good photographer. I take photos mostly for the memories, to be a great photographer I’d definitely need a SLR camera (and more skills [...]
2012 Australian Open Mens Final Tickets
2 Comments by Mai / September 27, 2011 / Posted in Events, LifeI received my 2012 Australian Open Mens Final Tickets…There are 2 of them, the seats are awesome (7 rows from the front). Last year I sat in the 6th row from the front (on the same row as Anna Ivanovic )…the major disadvantage of sitting so close to the front is I cannot take photos [...]
Getting to know Me :)
0 Comment by Mai / August 30, 2011 / Posted in LifeA blog reader sent this and requested me to complete and post - What time did you get up this morning? 8:30 am went for a 5 km jog Diamonds or pearls? Neither What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Senna What is your favourite TV show? Dateline (SBS), Any BBC documentaries (especially Louis [...]
Aerobatics Flying
0 Comment by Mai / August 30, 2011 / Posted in LifeMaking the most out of the beautiful Melbourne weather we decided to take it to the skies, in style no less! I have a friend who is an aerobatic pilot. We had two Contour HD cameras pointing in either directions to film the beautiful sceneries (and to capture the moment if I spewed :S). [...]
I Passed my BAK Test (Basic Aeronautical Knowledge)!
4 Comments by Mai / August 29, 2011 / Posted in LifeGuys, I have great news to share, I’ve just passed my flying theory test called the BAK (Basic Aeronautical Knowledge). YAHHHH! I got a score of 86% which is amazing considering I had a hangover from the previous night ;p. Its ok, I was only there for the test and wasn’t actually doing any flying, that [...]
Midweek House Warming Party
0 Comment by Mai / August 27, 2011 / Posted in LifeI finally decided to host my house warming party this week. Unfortunelty due to circumstances, including sitting for my theory flying test, the party was held mid week. You would think having a party on a week day means taking it a little easy, how wrong I was :S My friends are all party animals. [...]
Crosswind and Side Slip Landing Lesson Video
0 Comment by Mai / August 22, 2011 / Posted in LifeHere is a video of me practising my crosswind landings. The aim of a crosswind landing (to counteract crosswinds) is to land on one side of the back wheel first then the other followed by the front. This is controlled by pointing an aileron into the wind with an opposite rudder. There were some bad habits I had that [...]
Completed my 3 hour Solo on my Piper Warrior
3 Comments by Mai / August 22, 2011 / Posted in LifeI finally completed my 3 hour solo! and what a gorgeous day for the occasion. We had beautiful spring weather in the middle of a cold Melbourne winter. As a treat for completing my solo my instructor and I did an impromptu trip of Melbourne city . We tuned in to the controlled airspace of [...]
Currently listening to…
1 Comment by Mai / August 20, 2011 / Posted in Life10 Recently Played Songs in my ipod – Escapee (Architecture in Helsinki) Shuffle (Bombay Bicycle Club) Junk Of The Heart (The Kooks) Mardy Bums (Arctic Monkeys) Pumped Up Kicks (Foster The People) Champagne Supernova (Oasis) Young Folks (Peter Bjorn & John) This is not a love song (Nouvelle Vague) Misread (Kings Of Convenience) Crooked Teeth [...]
Hong Kong Trip – JW Marriott Hong Kong Hotel
0 Comment by Mai / August 16, 2011 / Posted in Life, TravelJW Marriott Hotel (Hong Kong ) is one of my favourite business hotels. I really like the hotel’s convinient location (close to trains) and their attention to detail. I really like the touche of fresh orchids inside my room’s bathroom. I also like the fact that my room has a separate bath tub and shower. [...]
